and martial arts lessons early in prep for dangers in teens and tlaking 'serious not sporty martials arts'

The idea being they can learn and develop their body to escape if possible with by teen years almost 'super human' agility and if can't 'take out' attackers armed with knives without hesitation by teen years?

Im stone cold sober and I have no idea of what any of this means. I not a ninja, I have not trained my dds ninja escape techniques. I must be a failure. I'll tell dds to run very very very fast. and make no eye contact. That should work.

If you kid ends up under attack those safety rules are not there, you have to fight dirty and effectively

So its a simple case of doing the equivalent of looking up a which magazine review of whihc are the most effective martial artsd much like whihc is the best phone on the market.

Krav maga being the martial art used by the FBI, CIA, Isreali army, police and specail forces, tested on terrorists in modern day situations kinda proves it er actually works resonably well whilst

Marquis of Queenbury rules such as no punching below the belt wont help when some nut job has you in a neck lock and their buddy is about to knife you as they think you dissed them as you looked at them upset when they were picking on some old lady.

Likewise Ninjitsu was used by smaller people, sneaky, underhand and very efficient, covering break falls also comes accross as effective.

Its not a case of pass or failiur... in real life especailly nowadays its likely that you kids can get themselves into the kind of trouble where pass or failure is

Pass live or fail and die or end up crippled possibley with a slashed up- face for life

Id rather avoid a kid being armed... certainly no knife as a knife is not an effective means of self defence its an attacking weapon.

the difference is if you you stab somone odds are they wont notice for a while and it wont stop them... they may die of loss of life of organ failure in 20 minutes or more during which time they can make micnemeat of you.

Whilst something like a taser or pepper spray you would nutralise them instantly withtou doing perminant damage enabling you to run away.

However its unfortuneate that many of these gang types wont leave it at that and then get on their phone to get armed mates to come and get you or if they cant find you anyone from your neighbourhood will do so sometimes horribly as it may sound the only thing you can do is kill them so they cant come after you.

As the kind inot respect, turf and gangs is not really human just an evil scumbag who only exists to hurt others

Informer, you have started a very similar thread about stab-proof body armour, even worded in the same say? Are you a bit obsessed with the "dangers" facing our children at school? Where do you live - Beirut?!

I have considered this, yes. But I live in SE London where there is perhaps a heightened concern about knife crime.

I do think that the benefit of martial arts is more from the regular exercise (both physical and mental) than from the likelihood you're need to use it defensively (even where I live), and I would be happy for my children to study them when they're old enough.

Parkour I'd like them to do because it's just so bloody COOL. I'd like to be able to do that myself.

Informer, you have started a very similar thread about stab-proof body armour, even worded in the same say? Are you a bit obsessed with the "dangers" facing our children at school? Where do you live - Beirut?!

Actually Beirut is probably safer... there its the odd terrorists

here its children going around with knives who kill you for looking at them in a way they dont like or simply as you live on the other side of the high street in a different postcode

You start small and work your way up slowly so in order to be good by teens when you will need it you start young.

It also makes you safer in that you can land from a great height without getting hurt and climb and do acrobatics better...

Plus it helps you stay away from crime and drugs and alchol as a kid giving natural highs and enabling a kid to prove themselves withtou having to take drugs, drink or say joyride or shoplift to appear cool.

quoteprepare your children for being attacked

yes in the same way you teach your kid to swim, teach fieldcraft and outdoor survival, fire safety, not to pat dogs who are foaming at the mouth, that poloar bears aint cute and cuddly but eat on sight

no one is walking around my town with knives ready to get all 'gangsta' on yer arse for lookin' at 'em the wrong way bruv innit.

Lucky you... not all are so lucky infact few nowadays are realy pity maybe if the cops had not cracked down on hippies, ravers and work places did not have a problem with heavey metal hair cuts most kids would be nice

but we have to prepare kids for the real world they are likly to come accross

Cusardo imsuggesting Parkour as both a diversary activity and a survival skill.

Also a sport that conditions their body in a way that goes far beyond your average sport.Effectively giving them abilites normally associated with superheros.

Its very funny how you think snowboarding is safe and parkour is not... you actually seen snowboard videos where they are doing jumps off cliffs and spinning in their air.

Teenagers like and infact need risks to stay sane and prove themselves.

be it parkour or going back in time, slaying dragans, lion hunts, running with the bulls, etc.

Certainly boys as its how the males prove themselves to gain dominance and impress the ladies.

Plus its how teengers clear stress.

You cant keep your kid safe forever trying to do so either smothers your kid driving them to drink or other way of dealing with the stress of not fitting in and developing or will drive them away when not ready.

Or leave them vunerable and nable to deal with life.

Or mean they are too scared to live life and grown up with no confidence

You as a parent need to prepare them for what life can throw at them so they can handle it and have the confidence and ability to be successful and find more practical and better ways to channel their need for kicks thrills and to prove themselves and destress or they will find far more unsavoury ways.

or end up these very messed up individuals who go pscho and shoot up a school or something

REALLY? whihc is why most I came accross all thought their teen daughters had no interest in boys or drinking and thought their little darling can't possibly be the one who seduced the boy as she wanted to get felt up whilst snogging it must be that the boy is all preditory with a one track mind nonsense

As daddies little girl must age 17 is all sweet and innocent and her nickname 'vacume' must be as she is good at cleaning...

Likewise the one that only bad boys who have been badly brought up have any interest in photos of girls with no clothes on age 15... Mummys little boy Jonny would never want to kss and touch up girls... all the teen girls must be sluts who have not been brought up right who want to currpt mummies little boy who likes nothing better then Worhters Origonal sweeties.